John Holyoke
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Big water, big fun: Maine’s creek boaters go to extremes
Mike McVey remembers his first reaction after learning that a very experienced, very talented group of people who shared his passion for white water paddling had decided to seek newer, bigger water to challenge. “I always watched the videos on the internet of people hucking themselves off 60-, 80-, 100-foot ...
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Gray foxes make Lincoln appearance
on March 08, 2013, at 10:24 a.m.
A few months ago, I shared the story of Harry McCarthy, who attracted a fair amount of Internet attention when he snapped some photos of a group of Canada lynx crossing his Aroostook County yard. McCarthy was in the right place at the right time, and just happened to be ...
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Be careful on the ice
on March 07, 2013, at 10:33 a.m.
After a week of mild, sometimes rainy weather, area lakes and ponds are beginning to show some signs of wear. On Thursday, emergency crews scrambled to Hermon Pond, where a motor vehicle was reported to have gone through the ice. Unfortunately, I suspect that the Hermon incident won’t be the ...
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Bass angler Carter to appear at BDN’s show booth
on March 05, 2013, at 12:58 p.m.
A couple weeks back, as the crew from BDN Maine Outdoors chatted with folks at the annual Cabin Fever Reliever outdoor show in Brewer, one of the top questions we we received was a new one to us: “How’s Jonathan Carter doing?” Carter, you may recall, is the 30-year-old teacher ...
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Hennessey’s retirement leaves a void at BDN
The news came as a bit of a shock, and was offered up in typical Tom Hennessey-style a few weeks back. “My final column will be in March,” Hennessey told us.
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Pals team up to double-hook, land 20-pound lake trout
on Feb. 26, 2013, at 11:09 a.m.
Fish stories come and go. The one that got away. The one that didn’t. Huge fish. Tiny fish. Things you thought were fish, but turned out to be boots, or rocks, or logs. Add to those this doozy: Two men. One fish (hooked twice). And plenty of on-ice lobbying before ...
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Carter won $12,900 at Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 25, 2013, at 10:46 a.m.
A quick update from the weekend’s Bassmaster Classic in Oklahoma: Jonathan Carter, the Orrington native who became the first Mainer to compete at tournament bass-fishing’s biggest event, took home $12,900 by earning 17th place. The top 25, with total weight caught and the prize breakdown, according to a B.A.S.S. press ...
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Orrington angler struggles on final day, finishes 17th in Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 24, 2013, at 7:55 p.m.
On Saturday night, Jonathan Carter of Orrington held out hope that a 30-pound “bag” of five fish lurked out in Oklahoma’s Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees. Catch five that averaged six pounds apiece — an epic day by any stretch of the imagination — and Carter thought a lucky angler ...
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Orrington angler still seventh in $1.2 million Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 23, 2013, at 8:25 p.m.
It was not a fluke. Jonathan Carter, a 30-year-old first-grade teacher who grew up in Orrington, followed up a stellar first-day effort in the prestigious Bassmaster Classic with another solid day of fishing, remained in seventh place, and stands in contention for the title in a fishing tournament with a ...
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Orrington angler 7th after one day at Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 22, 2013, at 9:23 p.m.
Welcome to the big time, Jonathan Carter. Carter, a 30-year-old first-grade teacher who grew up in Orrington, made a big splash on a national stage on Friday when he stunned the professional fishing world by ending the first day of the Bassmaster Classic — the Super Bowl of the sport ...
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Orrington angler says cold weather won’t bother him at Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 22, 2013, at 10:31 a.m.
As Jonathan Carter prepared for the opening day of the Bassmaster Classic on Thursday evening, he admitted that the weather he’d been experiencing just outside of Tulsa, Okla., had reminded him a bit of home. “Today it has been pouring and about 40 degrees,” Carter said. “[Friday] it’s going to ...
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Orrington man readying for Bassmaster Classic
on Feb. 21, 2013, at 2:01 p.m.
There’s not much on the line this weekend when Jonathan Carter of Orrington faces off against the world’s best bass fishermen in the Bassmaster Classic. Not much at all. Except for that top prize of a half million dollars. Or any of the smaller prizes that make up the total ...
Nice on the ice
Anglers had their choice of Hancock County ice-fishing hot spots during Saturday’s MAINEiacs Charities Ice Fishing Derby, but many flocked to Beech Hill Pond in Otis to try their luck. Several anglers congregated at a single shack on the lake with a day’s worth of gear; A distant pair of ...
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Cabin Fever Reliever show on tap in Brewer
on Feb. 20, 2013, at 10:40 a.m.
Whether your part of Maine has been receiving rain or sleet or snow this week, there’s nothing like an outdoors expo to get you thinking about spring … and summer … and fall. The annual events serve as harbingers of warmer times to many, and give snowbound Mainers an extra ...
Chickadee, pileated woodpecker pose for photos
By Dave Small on Feb. 19, 2013, at 8:59 a.m.
Although I stayed close to home this past week, the local wildlife entertained me. Black-capped chickadees and tree sparrows were using my garage roof melt water for a bathing area. Lots of fun watching them for several minutes. I always appreciate having the University of Maine Forest trail network accessible within a few yards ...
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Want to go fishing? Free weekend on tap, derbies abound
on Feb. 14, 2013, at 10:57 a.m.
If you’re looking to spend a day on the ice and like to add the spice of competition to your fishing adventures, this is the weekend for you. Fact is, you probably won’t be able to throw a snowball without hitting a fishing derby organizer this weekend. A pair of ...
Fast or fashionable, competitors flock to toboggan races
CAMDEN, Maine — In the world of toboggan racing, there’s a fine line between “very, very fast” and “call a doctor.” Jay McCrum knows exactly where that line is. And as competition revved up during the 23rd annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships on Sunday, he explained with a wry smile. ...
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Toboggan tales differ, depending on whom you ask
A toboggan tale: He said It all probably sounded good to the decision-makers: Let’s ask (make) the BDN Outdoors staff crash (race) in the (yikes) U.S. National Toboggan Championships. That meant me, a man who hates roller coasters and is a bit of a wimp. And that meant my colleague, ...
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Weather forces change at U.S. National Toboggan Championships
on Feb. 08, 2013, at 10:24 a.m.
When a toboggan race is postponed due to snow, you know you might have a pretty hefty winter storm on the way. And that’s the case this morning: Officials of the U.S. National Toboggan Championships, with racing originally scheduled to begin on Saturday, announced minutes ago that Saturday is a ...
Deputy chief warden Gregg Sanborn remembered by colleagues
During a 23-year career with the Maine Warden Service, Maj. Gregory Sanborn established himself as a hardworking professional with a passion for traditional Maine outdoor activities, colleagues said this week. Sanborn, 47, died on Tuesday after a battle with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Calling hours are scheduled for Sunday, 4-6 p.m. ...
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